Ground support anchor



.Nov. 9, 1948; J. B. HYDE 2,453,226

GROUND SUPPORT ANCHOR Filed Nov. 19, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

/0///v 5. HYDE Patented Nov. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE 2,453,226 .GROUND siirronr' ANCHOR John Hyde; Great Neck, N. Y. Application November 19, 194-5, Serial No. 629,459

1, I The invention relates to ground support ans This applicatio'nis acontinuationi'n part of myf copending' application, Serial No. 457,469, filed September 1942, entitled Anchor for ground'supports, now U. s. Patent-2,339,149, patented November 20, 1945.

Pursuant to the invention, posts; poles, trees and the like are simply and reliably-anchoreclin the ground by sets of complementary members inserted in theground adjacent the hole in which such post,- pole; tree or the like is inserted and cooperating by the structural formation effected b'y-the assembly of such complementary members to securely anchor like.

In the practice of the invention, fence posts, pestsfor traflic'signs, posts for nets in the playing of tennis, badminton, volley ball, ere, or for clothes lines, street markers, golf signs, traffic post markers, or Christmas trees; flag poles, and the like are securely positioned in the earth or like material.

For simplification, suc'h'posts, polesandthe like are hereinafter referred to;inclusiv'e of the claims, as posts.

Pursuant to a preferred foriii of the invention, a, pair of complementary members are provided with recesses whereby upon interfitting the' members by iime'ans-of such recessesans concomitant= 1y embracing the concerned portion of whereby uponinsertion; preferably forceful, of the members in such assembled relationship, the post is anchored in the ground against strains otherwise capable of dislodging the post.

Preferably, the complementary members are of duplicate construction and the recesses in the respective members are duplicately conjugate and upon reversing one member with respect to the other and engaging the members in their respective complementary recesses, a, loop is formed at'the central portion of the members, for embracing the post. For a given post having a definite diameter or perimeter, the recesses the post, pole, tree or the the 7 post 5 Claims. (CiJ189-29) formed. in: the anchoring members for such. pasty arelocated to provide such central loop of a diameter to'make a tight, and ifdesireda pressure, fit with the circumference or'outer perimeter of the post. Desirably, the members are formed of metal, and most preferably of resilient metal.

Further features and objects of the invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

' pole,tree, etc. The ground is opening, [-2 and themembers I 3-,

Fig. l is. an elevational View, partly in seCtiDn 0f the earth, showing a post anchored in the indioat'ed ground by means of anchoring means pursuant to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional elevation on line z z of Fig. I. v

Fig. 3 is a planview of two members constructed and assembled pursuant to the invention, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, omitting the showing of the post and ground. In this embodiment of the invention, the complementary members are of relatively flexible'or resilient material.

4 is a diagrammatic view in plan of said. embodiment of the invention; up'o'n .mutualassembly of the resilient members.

Fig. 5 is an exploded View o-fthe two complem'jer'itary members positioned preparatory for mutual assembly. V

Fig.' 6 is a perspective view of the complementa'ry relatively flexible or resilient mating. members at a stage of partial assembly.

Fi'g. 7 is a p'erspectiv'eiview of the. two com-. plementary members indicated in'the preceding figures.

Fig, 8 is a perspective View of "two complementa'ry relatively rigid members pursuant to the. invention.

Referring specifically to Figs. 1 through '7, the ost indicated at H s ty ical of anyform of post, indicated at H and the opening in the ground in which the bottom end of the post is inserted'is designated I2. In the embodiment illustrated a pair of complementary the other member l4. Application ofthe invenmore fully hereinafter, whereby a loop designatedgenerally is-formed centrally of thebody per- T210115 of the members l3, M, such loop embracing the lower portion of the bottom end. of the polewis placed in the ground pressure into. the earthtadjacent Fig. the members, desirably of-metal, are of resilient or flexible, or yieldable 'charaoten' In preferably a pressure, fit with the exterior circular face of the concerned portion of the pole H] with which it is associated.

In such type of the invention the pair of mam-I.

5, are preferably of duplicate bers l3, H, see Fig.

'i-n.Figs. 1 through 7,. elongated members is employed, one member being designated I 3 andpole I0, whereupon the,

M driven. under. the opening [2. In the form ofthe-invention as illustrated in:

construction, and as illustrated have duplicate recesses at their opposite longitudinal sides. Thus, the member 53 is provided with the recess I3 extending from one of its longitudinal sides and a recess 63b extending from its opposite longitudinal side, such recesses 13a, l3b, being spaced from one another and from the opposite lateral ends 13c, 53d, thereby providing a central'body portion lac which forms one-half of the loop 15. Similarly, the complementary member I has a recess Ida extending from one of its longitudinal sides and the recess Mb extending from its opposite longitudinal side, said recesses being mu-' tually spaced with respect to one another and respectively spaced from the opposite lateral ends ldc, Hid, of the member 14.

The assembly of this embodiment of the invention is had by first placing the members 13, i4 into their respective recesses, say, the recesses l3a, [4a, as indicated in Fig. 6 while moving their opposite end portions one above the other and then by a pivotal bodily movement of the members l3, l4 about the general pivot formed by the engagement of the defining edges of the recesses l3a, Ma, bringing the defining edges of the recesses 131), Mb into engagement. The assembly of. the members thus gives rise to the wings I31, I31 of the member l3, and similarly the wings Mi, [M of the member. I4. Fig. 4 illustrates in geneiaal plan the final assembly of the members 13, l

It will be noted that the illustrated recesses are each defined by an arcuate edge and a substantially rectilinear edge. The arcuate edge enables the elongated members to be interengaged by the manner Of assembling them as indicated in Fig. 6, and the substantially rectilinear edges of mated recesses of the respective members attains fixed mutual abutment of the members, precluding relative displacement when inserted in the ground or the like.

As indicated above, the complementary members may be formed of resilient material and normally may have substantially rectilinear configuration as is indicated in Fig. '1.

Fig. 8 illustrates two complementary members 16, ll, of rigid material which are mutually assembled similarly as is illustrated in Fig. 6. In this embodiment of the invention, the total of the innerperimeters of the loop formed by the centralbody portions IGe, lle, exceeds slightly the diameter or .outer perimeter of the concerned portion of the pole desired to be anchored by the complementary members, the extent of excess of the total perimeter depending upon the degree of tightness of the desired fit. Pursuant to this embodiment of the invention, the members l6, 11, having recesses 16a, lfib, and Ila, Ilb similarly'as in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 through '7, and after being mutually assembled and positioned at their complementary forming central loop are forced aboutthe concerned v portion of the post, such as thefstate'dpost HI.

I 'The resiliency or yieldability of the' members l3, l4 insures pressure engagement of the members with the surface of the post. 1 Additionally,

' the wings lSf, Hi, and Mi, if; when the assembly is driven into the ground,'takegposition in accordance with the resistance encountered by the wings due to the particular nature of the ground. The factor of resiliency of the material of the members imparts yieldability of the post or pole, or Christmas tree under conditions of wind, accompanied by the return of the post or pole or Christmas tree to normal position upon cessation of the wind.

Whereas, I have described and illustrated my invention by specific reference to preferred embodiments of the invention, it is understood that changes orv modifications orthe invention may be made within the purview of-theappended claims.

I claim:

1. An anchoring device to be driven into the ground for the support of a post, comprising the combination of complementary elongated members, each member having a recess extending from each of its longitudinal edges, each recess being disposed at a spacing from the respective opposite lateral ends and with respect to the central portion of the member, said complementary members being locked relative to-one another by engagement of the body portions of the members within their respective recesses, there being a loop formed centrally of the body portions of the assembled members and their respective end portions extending in substantially cruciform relationship.

2. An anchoring device to be driven into the ground for the support of apost, comprising the combination of complementary elongated members of yieldable material, each member having a recess extending from each of its longitudinal edges, each recess being disposed at a spacing from the respective opposite lateral ends and with respect to the central portion of the member, said complementary members being locked relative to one another by engagement in opposite hand of the respective members at their respective said recesses.

3. An anchoring device to be driven into the ground for the support of a post, comprising the combination of complementary elongated members of resilient material, each member having a recess extending from each of its longitudinal edges, each recess being disposed at a spacing from the respective opposite lateral ends and with respect to the central portion of the member, said complementary members being locked relative to one another by engagement in opposite hand of the respective members at their respective said recesses.

4. An anchoring device pursuant to claim 1, wherein the recesses each have an arcuate defining edge.

5. An anchoring device pursuant to claim 1, wherein the recesses each have an arcuate defining edge and a rectilinear defining edge.

JOHN B. HYDE.

REFERENCES orrnn The following references are of 1 record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES FATENTS Name Date Gorla May 15, 1883 Gorla Nov. 6, 1883 Hyde Sept. 15, 1942 Hyde Nov. 20, 1945 

